218 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 169 
275936. HIBISCUS FURCATUS Willd. Malvaceae. 
From India. Seeds presented by the Botany Department, Andhra University, 
Waltair. Received July 13, 1961. 
275937. TRICHACHNE INSULARIS (L.) Nees Poaceae. 
From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by the Soil Conservation Service, United 
States Department of Agriculture, Ponce. Received July 13, 1961. 
275938. AGROPYRON JUNCEUM (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. 
From Israel. Seeds presented by the Plant Introduction Service, Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Haifa. Received July 138, 1961. 
‘Acre’. Growing on dunes near the sea. 
273939 to 275957. 
From the Republic of South Africa. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry and A. S. 
Barclay, agricultural explorers, Crops Research Division, Plant Industry 
Station, Beltsville, Md. Received July 17, 1961. 
275939. CEPHALOPHYLLUM ALSTONII Marloth ex L. Bolus Aizoaceae. 
From Veld Reserve, Worcester, Cape Province. Succulent ornamental. 
275940 and 275941. ERICA SESSILIFLORA L.f. Ericaceae. 
275940. Col. No. 18825. Limestone mountain slope eight miles north- 
west of Bredasdorp, C. P. Elevation 2,000 feet. Plant suffrutescent, 
to 16 inches high; spikes prolific; flowers pale green, ornamental. 
275941. Col. No. 18853. Sandy soil near sea level, Buffeljagt, Bredas- 
dorp District C. P. Shrub to 5 feet high; flowers light green, per- 
sisting on stems below leaves. 
275942. INDIGOFERA SULCATA DC. Fabaceae. 
Col. No. 18951. Prince Alfred’s Pass, Uniondale District, Cape Province. 
Elevation 3,000 feet. Virgate perennial to 40 inches high; stem firm, 
slender. 
275943. LEUCODENDRON sp. Proteaceae. 
Col. No. 18854. Near sea level, Buffeljagt, Bredasdorp District, Cape 
Province. Dense bushy shrub to 6 feet high; heads silvery, showy. 
275944. LEUCOSPERMUM ATTENUATUM R.Br. Proteaceae. 
Col. No. 19128. Sandy maquia seven miles west of Mossel Bay, Cape 
Province. Elevation 100 feet. Symmetrical shrub to 5 feet high; flowers 
red and yellow, ornamental. 
275945. LEUCOSPERMUM CONOCARPUM R. Br. 
Col. No. 19034. Rocky, sandy, soil Sir Lowry’s Pass near Bot River, 
Cape Province. Plant symmetrical, to 7 feet high; branches erect, imbri- 
cated with large green leaves; flower heads large, yellow, ornamental. 
275946. MYRICA CORDIFOLIA L. Myricaceae. 
Col. No. 18848. Sea level sand dunes, Buffeljagt, Bredasdorp District, 
Cape Province. Low, spreading shrub in wild; branches running along 
ground and rooting. Used to stabilize dunes. 
275947. NEBELIA SPHAEROCEPHALA QO. Ktze. Bruniaceae. 
Col. No. 18855. Near sea level, Buffeljagt, Bredasdorp District, Cape 
Province. Plant low, silvery, iricoid; flowers in heads, minute. 
275948. CENCHRUS CILIARIS L. Poaceae. Buffelgrass. 
Col. No. 998. Collected in Cape Province. Widespread, perennial pas- 
ture grass. 
